VTG 1908 Postcard South Shore Country Club, Chicago, Postmarked w/1 Cent Stamp

Description: Vintage 1908 Postcard South Shore Country Club, Chicago, Postmarked w/1 Cent Stamp SKU 264-0453 Beautiful Lithograph color photo of the luxurious clubhouse built in 1916. The building is now a cultural center. The postcard is postmarked June 29, 1908 and has a cancelled green Franklin one cent stamp. By V.O. Hammon Publishing co., Chicago Standard 5-1/2" x 3-1/2" size Very good condition with slight wear at corners. Read the history below This stucco clubhouse designed in Mediterranean/Italian Revival Style by Marshall and Fox was erected in 1916 and included a library, solarium, conservatory, dining facilities for up to 2,000, the original ballroom and two floors of “hotel” rooms, in addition to formal gardens, pergola, shooting range, tennis courts, horseback riding, swimming, and the all-important 9-hole golf course. Similar in style to clubs in Florida and California, the popular site drew positive reviews from the world of art and architecture. Adding an outdoor pavilion in 1920 with a bandstand and dance floor brought a surge in membership. Notable visitors included the political (William Howard Taft, Chicago Mayors William Hale “Big Bill” Thompson and Richard J. Daley), the artists (Paul Whiteman and Jean Harlow), and nobilities (Queen Marie of Romania, Prince Baudoin of Belgium). When the Club’s mortgage was retired in 1955, the site had served as “playground for Chicago’s rich” for decades and with 2,200 members was Chicago’s largest private golf club. Many of its members lived nearby in the upper-middle-class South Shore area.

Price: 7.5 USD

Location: Rochester, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-12-03T04:15:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.97 USD